Jan. 27, 2016

Settlement in lawsuit brought against Florida State University by woman who accused former quarterback Jameis Winston of rape will be paid primarily by school's booster organization; other college sports news noted. MORE

Jan. 26, 2016

Florida State University agrees to $950,000 settlement with former student Erica Kinsman, who had accused former quarterback Jameis Winston of raping her in 2012; commits to five years of sexual assault awareness programs with published annual reports as part of settlement; suit threw national spotlight on way universities handle sexual assault cases and preferential treatment given to athletes. MORE

Jan. 1, 2016

Houston defeats Florida State, 38-24, in Peach Bowl; other college football news noted. MORE

Nov. 26, 2015

Court filings reveal that total of 113 Florida State University students reported being sexually assaulted in 2014 to school's Victim Advocate Office; college informed federal authorities of only 14 such incidents. MORE

Nov. 23, 2015

CNN screens documentary film The Hunting Ground, about sexual assault on college campuses, despite threatened legal action from Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Jameis Winston; film details accusations of sexual assualt against Winston while he was attending Florida State University in 2012; filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering say Winston received preferential treatment in being cleared of charges. MORE

Nov. 8, 2015

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Sep. 10, 2015

Florida State football fans are allowed to take their guns to upcoming game as long as they have concealed-weapons permit and keep weapons locked in their cars; other college football news noted. MORE

Aug. 25, 2015

Florida State football running back Dalvin Cook is found not guilty of misdemeanor battery charge stemming from accusations he hit woman outside Tallahassee, Fla, bar in June 2015. MORE

Aug. 13, 2015

Federal Judge Mark Walker rejects motion by Florida State to dismiss former student Erica Kinsman's lawsuit charging that university did not properly investigate her rape claims against football star Jameis Winston. MORE

Jul. 11, 2015

Florida State University running back Dalvin Cook is accused of punching woman outside bar in Tallahassee, Fla; faces up to year in county jail on misdemeanor battery charge and is indefinitely suspended from team. MORE

Jul. 7, 2015

Florida State dismisses quarterback De'Andre Johnson after video surfaces of him punching woman at bar. MORE

Jul. 1, 2015

Florida State University freshman quarterback De’Andre Johnson is charged with battery for allegedly punching woman at Tallahassee, Fla, bar; is suspended indefinitely from football team. MORE

May. 20, 2015

Former University of Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson announces plan to transfer to Florida State University for fifth year of eligibility. MORE

Apr. 23, 2015

Florida State athletic director Stan Wilcox says university will investigate statement made by former quarterback Jameis Winston in connection with shoplifting incident. MORE

Apr. 17, 2015

Former Florida State University student Erica Kinsman files lawsuit claiming she was forcibly raped by Jameis Winston, former quarterback at same school; suit comes two weeks before NFL draft, for which Winston is expected to be a top pick. MORE

Apr. 5, 2015

Former Florida State defensive back P J Williams is charged with driving under the influence. MORE

Feb. 13, 2015

College Basketball Roundup; University of North Carolina women's team defeats Florida State University, 71-63; other men's and women's scores noted. MORE

Feb. 10, 2015

Duke University beats Florida State University, 73-70; other college basketball scores noted. MORE

Jan. 8, 2015

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston declares that he will enter NFL draft on same day that woman who has accused him of rape files lawsuit against university. MORE

Jan. 3, 2015

William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column holds that College Football Playoff semifinal game in which Oregon crushed undefeated and defending national champions Florida State, 59-20, serves as proof to other final teams--Florida State, Alabama and Ohio State--that they belong in the playoffs; notes of the four final teams, Oregon is only one to not have won a BCS national championship. MORE

Jan. 3, 2015

Jan. 2, 2015

Oregon stuns Florida State with 59-20 victory in Rose Bowl, which serves as semifinal in inaugural season of four-team College Football Playoff; Oregon will face Ohio in Jan 12 title game. MORE

Dec. 31, 2014

Florida State and Oregon will meet in Rose Bowl, and coach FSU Jimbo Fisher has had to confront questions about his program in the face of an embarrassing string of arrests and investigations involving more than a dozen Seminole players; irony of situation is not lost on Oregon, a team previously scorned for an onslaught of off-season, off-the-field player problems, including domestic violence and drunken driving. MORE

Dec. 24, 2014

Juliet Macur Sports of The Times column holds Florida State University is complicit in clearing quarterback Jameis Winston of rape allegation from 2012; notes student conduct hearing transcript obtained by The New York Times upholds accuser's story; states anyone who has supported Florida State's football program for past couple of years should feel dirty. MORE

Dec. 22, 2014

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is cleared of all charges after investigative hearing into 2012 rape accusation; former Florida Supreme Court justice Major B Harding, who presided over hearing, says evidence did not show that Winston violated university's student code of conduct. MORE

Dec. 10, 2014

Marc Tracy On College Football column examines conspicuous absence of Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston among list of finalists for the Heisman Trophy; speculates that Winston's involvement in off-the-field scandals has run afoul of word 'integrity' in award's mission statement, blocking him from a second consecutive victory, but notes that there is no official reason that he should have been left out of consideration. MORE

Dec. 8, 2014

Marc Tracy On College Football column; Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State are four teams selected for first ever college football playoff; Big 12 conference is left out after Texas Christian and Baylor miss the cut; Alabama and Ohio State will meet in Sugar Bowl and Oregon and Florida State will face off in Rose Bowl; winners will play for winner-take-all national title. MORE

Dec. 7, 2014

Florida State defeats Georgia Tech, 37-35, to win its third consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference championship; victory makes it hard for College Football Playoff selection committee to keep them out of a semifinal game. MORE

Dec. 5, 2014

Five-page letter written by Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston as part of Title IX proceeding is leaked to press, and then quickly posted online, escalating animosity between lawyers on both sides; Title IX lawyers for accuser express outrage that confidential legal document was released by Winston's attorney, David Cornwell. MORE

Dec. 4, 2014

Testimony in Florida State's hearing into 2012 rape allegation against quarterback Jameis Winston concludes, and moves into deliberation phase for Major B Harding, former Florida Supreme Court chief justice who presided over proceedings. MORE

Dec. 3, 2014

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston appears at university code of conduct hearing over allegations that he sexually assaulted a female student two years earlier; two of Winston's teammates called to give testimony decline to answer questions. MORE

Nov. 23, 2014

College Football Top 25 Roundup; No 1 Florida State remains perfect with 20-17 victory over Boston College; other college football scores noted. MORE

Nov. 22, 2014

Questions about rampant off-field scandals for Florida State football team are conspicuously absent during coach Jimbo Fisher's weekly radio call-in show. MORE

Nov. 21, 2014

Authorities say Myron May, gunman who shot three people at Florida State University Strozier Library, was alumnus and his journals and videos reveal he felt government was watching him; two victims remain hospitalized with one in critical condition and the other in good condition; third was treated and released; May was shot and killed by police during gun battle. MORE

Nov. 19, 2014

Analysis; 12-member college football playoff selection committee indicates supremacy of Southeastern Conference in latest rankings, which consist of Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Mississippi State, in that order. MORE

Nov. 16, 2014

College Football Top 25 Roundup; Florida State continues its season of rallies by erasing a 16-point deficit and topping host Miami, 30-26; other college football scores noted. MORE

Nov. 15, 2014

Review of law enforcement records and interviews with people involved in car accident involving Florida State University cornerback P J Williams finds that Williams was given break by Tallahassee police; police initially labeled accident a hit and run, but later decided to issue Williams two traffic tickets; accident comes amid heightened national scrutiny of preferential treatment given to athletes. MORE

Nov. 15, 2014

Twitter accidentally blocks link to New York Times article on lenient treatment by police for Florida State University football players, marking content as spam for about an hour. MORE

Nov. 13, 2014

Disciplinary hearing to examine whether Florida State football player Jameis Winston violated school’s honor code has been postponed to December 1 after his lawyer requests more time to prepare; hearing concerns allegation that Winston raped a fellow student in late 2012. MORE

Nov. 12, 2014

College Football Playoff committee releases latest rankings, with Ohio State moving from number 8 to 14; Mississippi State retains top position, while Florida State drops from second to third. MORE

Nov. 5, 2014

Student code of conduct hearing for Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is set for November. MORE

Nov. 5, 2014

Selection committee for College Football Playoff rankings releases its second set of rankings, leaving Mississippi State, Florida State and Auburn unchanged in top three slots; Oregon moves into No. 4 spot. MORE

Oct. 31, 2014

Florida State defeats Louisville, 42-31, for its fourth straight victory. MORE

Oct. 29, 2014

College Football Playoff selection committee reveals its first set of rankings, placing Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Mississippi as its top four teams. MORE

Oct. 29, 2014

Miranda Wilhelm, girlfriend of Florida State running back Karlos Williams, asks Tallahassee Police Department to terminate its investigation into the domestic battery complaint it received against Williams. MORE

Oct. 28, 2014

Florida State running back Karlos Williams is under investigation over an accusation of domestic battery; Williams, a senior and the Seminoles’ leading rusher with 378 yards and seven touchdowns, is third Florida State starter to face an abuse claim in the past two years. MORE

Oct. 20, 2014

William C Rhoden Sports of The Times column holds that Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston appeared unflappable in leading team to come-from-behind win over Notre Dame, but he has not demonstrated the same maturity on campus; notes that Florida State is in process of scheduling a student judiciary hearing for Winston in connection to rape accusation from December 2012; adds that Winston also faces accusations of taking money in exchange for signing memorabilia. MORE

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